Wallhead Joins Bellator’s Season 4 Welterweight Cast
Sherdog.com Staff Jan 14, 2011
Team Rough House representative “Judo” Jim
Wallhead on Friday became the latest entrant into Bellator
Fighting Championships Season 4 welterweight tournament, which will
air live on MTV2 beginning in March.
Wallhead (Pictured) joins former Bellator champion Lyman Good, Season 3 finalist Dan Hornbuckle, unbeaten Olympic judoka Rick Hawn, undefeated prospect Chris Lozano and the surging Brent Weedman in the draw. Only two spots remain unfilled. The winner will receive a crack at reigning Bellator titleholder Ben Askren.
“I guarantee people are looking past me heading into this tournament,” Wallhead said in a release. “I’m prepared to surprise all doubters everywhere. I will 100 percent give every guy in this tournament a war, so bring it.”
A well-rounded finisher and one of the top welterweights in Europe, the 25-year-old Englishman has won eight consecutive bouts. Wallhead made his promotional debut at Bellator 32 in October, as he secured a unanimous decision against UFC veteran Ryan Thomas at the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo. A judo national champion and longtime black belt, Wallhead teams with world-ranked welterweights Dan Hardy and Paul Daley.
“I feel pumped getting ready to enter a tournament as stacked as this one,” Wallhead said. “There are some great fighters in the mix, and it’s wide open for everyone to make a name for themselves. It would be a dream come true to be the last man standing out of these eight talented fighters. What an achievement.”
Wallhead (Pictured) joins former Bellator champion Lyman Good, Season 3 finalist Dan Hornbuckle, unbeaten Olympic judoka Rick Hawn, undefeated prospect Chris Lozano and the surging Brent Weedman in the draw. Only two spots remain unfilled. The winner will receive a crack at reigning Bellator titleholder Ben Askren.
“I guarantee people are looking past me heading into this tournament,” Wallhead said in a release. “I’m prepared to surprise all doubters everywhere. I will 100 percent give every guy in this tournament a war, so bring it.”
A well-rounded finisher and one of the top welterweights in Europe, the 25-year-old Englishman has won eight consecutive bouts. Wallhead made his promotional debut at Bellator 32 in October, as he secured a unanimous decision against UFC veteran Ryan Thomas at the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo. A judo national champion and longtime black belt, Wallhead teams with world-ranked welterweights Dan Hardy and Paul Daley.
“I feel pumped getting ready to enter a tournament as stacked as this one,” Wallhead said. “There are some great fighters in the mix, and it’s wide open for everyone to make a name for themselves. It would be a dream come true to be the last man standing out of these eight talented fighters. What an achievement.”
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